Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) plan to introduce a measure that would force President Trump to get approval to Congress to enter Israel's conflict with Iran.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are looking to limit President Trump's ability to order U.S. strikes on Iran amid its ongoing war with Israel, emphasizing that only Congress has the power to declare war under the Constitution.
-- CBS News (@cbsnews.com) Jun 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Does the President have a time period where he could wage war without the approval of Congress?
War Powers Resolution
en.wikipedia.org
... The War Powers Resolution (also known as the War Powers Resolution of 1973 or the War Powers Act) (50 U.S.C. ch. 33) is a federal law intended to check the U.S. president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress. The resolution was adopted in the form of a United States congressional joint resolution. It provides that the president can send the U.S. Armed Forces into action abroad only by declaration of war by Congress, "statutory authorization", or in case of "a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces".
The bill was introduced by Clement Zablocki, a Democratic congressman representing Wisconsin's 4th district. The bill had bipartisan support and was co-sponsored by a number of U.S. military veterans.[1] The War Powers Resolution requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30-day withdrawal period, without congressional authorization for use of military force (AUMF) or a declaration of war by the United States. The resolution was passed by two-thirds each of the House and Senate, overriding the veto of President Richard Nixon. ...
So... it seems to be the answer is yes.
Fact check: Which U.S. presidents led the nation into new wars? (February 2021)
www.reuters.com
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THE KOREAN WAR (1950 " 1953) ... President Truman ordered a U.S. military intervention on the peninsula (here).
THE VIETNAM ERA (1955-1975 ... President Dwight D. Eisenhower pledged his support to South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem ( here , here ). Between 1955 and 1960, Eisenhower increased the number of U.S. military advisors (here).
THE GULF WAR (1990-1991) ... President George H. W. Bush was the first president since Johnson to officially enter the United States into a new war, this time in the Persian Gulf.
THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN (2001 " PRESENT) ...President George W. Bush launched Operation Enduring Freedom, an offensive in Afghanistan intended to destroy al-Qaeda and defeat the Taliban, who had taken control of the country (here).
THE WAR IN IRAQ (2003-2011) ...In March 2003, President Bush, whose administration maintained that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was in possession of weapons of mass destruction, initiated war on Iraq with the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom (here).
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A poll shows 60% of Americans do not want war with Iran. This makes sense as we are tired of the "Forever Wars" and all the post-war baggage that comes with it: Deaths, crippling injuries, PTSD, soldier drug addictions, toxic burn pit exposure, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), and veteran suicides.
Americans want their taxpayer dollars spent on a national healthcare system, not another Muslim-killing spree in the Middle East to secure nuclear-powered Israel whose citizens all enjoy a top-ten medical system with universal coverage and whose social security pension system is ranked superior to that of the US.
Source: axios.com
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